Pitt researchers developing virus-repellent textiles
By Priya Ray, Staff Writer
May 19, 2020
Swanson researchers are collaborating to create virus-repellent textiles for medical professional use.
Hydroponics in Homewood: Pitt students at the farm next door
By Priya Ray, For The Pitt News
February 20, 2020
Besides numerous health benefits, produce such as kale, lettuce and parsley all share one thing in common — Pitt Hydroponics club has already farmed enough of these vegetables to overflow local food pantries.
Pitt students reach new heights with NASA
By Madison Brewer, Staff Writer
February 17, 2020
When Marissa Defallo, a junior mechanical engineering major, worked at American Airlines for her engineering co-op, she spent a lot of time working with aluminum. Airplanes, as well as satellites, are made of the material because it is lightweight and flexible. When looking for an experiment to be performed onboard the space station, she instinctively began to think about the material that makes up the better part of the satellite — aluminum.
Reading the signs: Swanson students create ASL-to-text translator
By Madison Brewer, Staff Writer
November 21, 2019
The students recently placed in a competition with a prototype of their translator, which takes a video of a word being signed and translates it using an ever-learning algorithm.
Pitt band “flips” out for student-designed sheet music app
By Martha Layne, Staff Writer
October 7, 2019
EFlipFolder, an app created by Pitt student Marcus Dubreuil, allowed the Pitt band to smoothly ditch sheet music in favor of electric music.
Pitt researchers develop first THC breathalyzer
By Emily Wolfe, News Editor
August 29, 2019
Researchers from the chemistry department’s Star Lab and Swanson’s electrical and computer engineering department worked together to develop the prototype.
The fermentation process of alcohol
By Sid Lingala and Erica Guthrie
April 11, 2019
Alcohol is a drink of choice for many contemporary college students. But according to Linda O’Reilly, a biological sciences lecturer at Pitt, the process of creating alcohol can be dated back more than 5,000 years ago.
Q&A: Documentary filmmaker Chris Paine on AI
By Griffin Lynch, Staff Writer
April 10, 2019
The Pitt News talked with Chris Paine before a showing of the documentary about AI and his filmmaking process.
Engineering professor receives NSF CAREER Award
By Lauren Rude, For The Pitt News
April 4, 2019
Tevis Jacobs, an assistant professor in the mechanical engineering and materials science department, received the National Science Foundation’s $500,000 CAREER Award this year to improve nanoparticle performance. “When we talk about nanoparticles, even I, as a scientist that studies nanoscience, have trouble conceiving of how small these are,” Jacobs said. “I am very excited about both [components]. They are both huge endeavors.”
Vibrant Media Lab offers glimpse into first game system
By Vaibhav Gupta, For The Pitt News
March 18, 2019
The group, the Vibrant Media Lab, will present one of the earliest-created game consoles in history — the Magnavox Odyssey — to Pitt students on April 5 in order to promote a wider understanding of the history and culture behind video games along with the VML’s work for the past two years.